We are pleased to welcome Linda Tucker who is a licensed sales assistant working in the Tarzana, CA branch. Linda has prior experience in the industry previously working at Merrill Lynch Realty as an Operations Manager and supervising 50 branch...
Some of our reps got together with SharesPost 100 and PREP REIT for an educational dinner. Pictured here in front on the left is Dave Bibo, Liz Morrell, Kirk Miller and in the back on the left is Tom O’Connell,...
Please join us for a valuable and educational experience focusing on practice management and keeping you abreast on the latest financial technology being offer through WIS. In addition, most of our clearing partners will be present to provide updates and...
New professional networking and business coaching resources launched ahead of Women's History Month 2019. Pasadena-based financial solutions company Western International Securities, Inc. has partnered with The W Source in Santa Barbara to expand its professional networking and business coaching resource...
Beginning Friday March 1, 2019, the Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions (“NFS”) Brokerage Portfolio and Brokerage Access Cash Management offering will be replaced and rebranded. Please begin using the Premier Access Cash Management Product form located under Forms & Manuals...
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Jody Zimniewicz, a Financial Advisor with Horwitz & Associates, has been accepted into the Worth Leading Wealth Advisors Program. Ms. Zimniewicz’ profile recently appeared in Worth Magazine and included her essay entitled, “What important factors should I consider while constructing...
In an industry that lacks a personalized approach, Western International makes it a company goal to tailor their advice to the unique needs of each company they serve. As a business that cares for others, they felt it was an...
Headwinds for the economy have some Fidelity stock managers looking at more defensive ideas. Viewpoints caught up with three of Fidelity's US stock fund managers to hear how they think the business climate might change in 2019, and... how they...
We are excited to announce that WIS is working together with MyRepChat to provide an SEC and FINRA compliant text messaging system. According to research by Twilio: 89% of consumers want to use messaging to communicate with businesses. People prefer text...
Anatomy of a Drawdown - 2018 was the year of the reset; 2019 is looking better to me... Loss aversion is an essential survival tool that is very much a part of the human condition. After all, our fight-or-flight response...
Please join us for a valuable and educational experience focusing on practice management and keeping you abreast on the latest financial technology being offer through WIS. In addition, most of our clearing partners will be present to provide updates and...
At WIS, we take great pride in the trust advisors have placed in us. We want to continue earning that trust by helping you jump start your success in the new year. To that end... let us invite you to a very timely educational...
Wedbush has announced that the Beta 1099 Consolidated Tax statements have been posted to the network. Clients can retrieve their tax statement from ClientLink and they are also available on BrokerInsight. The print vendor began mailing out the 1099 Consolidated...
In observance of the President’s Day holiday, WIS will be closed Monday, February 18, 2019... - All Financial Markets – February 18, 2019 - Markets Closed All money transfer requests received on that day will be queued and processed the...
Our home office enjoyed a sweet treat from one our reps, Jeff Skogsbergh on Valentine’s Day. We always appreciate the kind words and... special treats all our advisors send our way. Happy Valentine’s Day!
In light of the constantly emerging cyber threats in the financial world, Western will feature speaker Jeff Lanza, retired FBI cybersecurity expert. Western International Securities Inc., an independent broker and advisor firm, will hold its National Conference August 15-18, 2018...
This Wednesday, Carolyn Clancy and Kent Swauger from Fidelity stopped by the home office in Pasadena, CA. During their visit... they got a tour of the new office and spoke to Don about what is on the horizon for Fidelity...
WIS Fixed Income Trading now has a group email fixedincome@www.wisdirect.com. You no longer need to send individual emails and... we encourage you to start using fixedincome@www.wisdirect.com immediately. This will ensure there is always coverage on all your fixed income needs.
As of February 1, 2019 National Financial charged off all unpaid 2018 IRA maintenance fees from accounts where debits from the fee remained. The debit will be passed to the rep. You can request the debit be reversed back to...
Courtney is excited to be joining the Western International Securities Team and working with Isela Ortega within the Compliance and AML team. She has previously worked as a Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering Analyst within retail banking, and can’t wait to...
Pictured here from left to right: Matt Calabrese from PAC, Mindey Morrison from Legendary Capital, Joe Tanterrili from CIM, Dave Bibo, Tamara Kirkland and Chris Browning. Last Friday, Tamara Kirkland and Chris Browning, two of our reps in Southern California,...
Pershing 2018 brokerage account statement received an “Excellent” rating and was rated first in the 2018 DALBAR® Trends and Best Practices Report. DALBAR is a market research firm that evaluates and promotes higher standards for investor statements. This is the...
Pershings’ NetXInvestor® mobile app login process has been streamlined with enhancements scheduled to be available February 22. In addition, to meet regulatory guidelines, updates were made to the U.S. Consumer Privacy Policy and Privacy Statement for NetXInvestor desktop, adaptive and...
Pictured here starting on the left is Hiroshi Mizutani, Carolyn Sheu, Norma Cunanan, and Harrison Chang. On the right we have Sandi Chui, Cristiam Lopez, and William Ng. This week some local reps got together to discuss their views on...
The first quarter of the year brings on tax Season and tax season brings on tax documents. The 2018 Tax Form Delivery Strategy will be consistent with years past. While National Financial began mailing some 1099 tax statements beginning January 26,...
The first quarter of the year brings on tax Season and tax season brings on tax documents. The 2018 Tax Form Delivery Strategy will be consistent with years past. While the mailing of some 1099 tax statements begins January 31,...
Pictured here is CJ Wijaya, our IT associate, just as he lit up the 7th floor with internet. Thanks to CJ and the rest of the IT team, our computers are up and running as usual this Monday morning after...
Natra is a Sacramento native with a passion for helping businesses tell their stories through content creation and sharing. While attending UC Berkeley with the intent of doing law afterwards, he found his love for marketing after starting his own...
Every month we update our Approved Products list on our website so brokers can see the mutual funds, 529 plans, insurance, alternative investments and third party advisory programs available. This link is on our website under Quicklinks but you can...
Kevin BeardChief Growth Officer and Founding Partner |
Kevin is responsible for the firm’s overall growth and acquisition strategy and financial professional recruitment.
Kevin has more than 20 years of experience in the independent broker-dealer (IBD) industry. Before founding Atria, he led the Recruiting and Acquisition Strategy division for AIG Advisor Group, where he developed the firm’s advisor recruiting strategy and led the comprehensive planning process for all acquisitions. He also successfully led numerous IBD platform acquisitions and established an advisor recruiting team. Before his tenure at AIG Advisor Group, Kevin was a regional director with Rehmann and co-founded two companies: Innovative Advanced Resources, a specialized, high net worth investment distribution and business advisory firm serving financial advisors and asset managers, and Beard Management Inc., a wealth management consulting firm. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts in finance from Kent State University. He currently serves as Northeast Ohio Corporate Chair for the Arthritis Foundation and Secretary for the FSI Marketing Council. He is also a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the Bank Insurance & Securities Association. |
Eugene Elias Jr.Chief Operating Officer and Founding Partner |
Eugene has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management, leading businesses, technology and operations. He has focused his entire career on deepening the relationship between advisors and technology, empowering them to become more efficient and equipping them with the tools they need to grow their practices.
In 2017, Eugene and two partners founded Atria Wealth Solutions to provide financial professionals with a next generation set of tools, services and capabilities that would not only enable them to prosper in today’s environment but provide them with a clear path to the future of wealth management. He began his career as a financial advisor — an experience that gives him a unique perspective on creating advisor-minded solutions. Before founding Atria, Eugene was responsible for Morgan Stanley’s client and advisor platforms, leading key initiatives that included the rollout of client-facing mobile applications and redesigning the firm’s advisor workstation and client website. He spent six years in Europe running Morgan Stanley’s international technology platform for its EMEA and Asian International Private Wealth Management businesses. Eugene also served as CIO of Zions Bancorporation’s newly created wealth management unit, Contango Capital Advisors, where he designed and implemented the unit’s operating platform. |
Doug KettererChief Executive Officer and Founding Partner |
Doug has over 30 years of experience in the wealth management industry. Before launching Atria in 2017, he spent most of his career at Morgan Stanley, where he successfully led the firm’s entire U.S. financial advisor and branch office network as the Head of Field Management and was responsible for its Private Wealth Management business, focusing on ultra-high-net-worth clients.
Doug also held multiple leadership positions within Morgan Stanley’s wealth management division, including oversight of the product and services organization and development of the strategy and client segmentation organization. Beyond his wealth management experience, he served as a key executive in Morgan Stanley’s asset management division and spent many years in investment banking. Doug earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from The University at Albany and an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He serves on the Board of Directors of Atria Wealth Solutions, the board of the Financial Services Institute and is the president of a 9/11-related 501(c)(3) focused on providing scholarships to college students in financial need. |
Bill MorrisseyPresident |
With extensive experience and a successful track record of designing a value proposition that drives growth for financial professionals and wealth management firms, Bill is an authority in combining the best elements of highly effective growth and practice management strategies that optimize the culture and quality of the financial professional community.
A proven background in executive leadership at prominent independent, wirehouse and regional broker-dealers gives him unmatched insight into developing an environment that best positions the independent financial professional for success in every area of a financial practice. |
